(Reuters Health) – Even though infant and child mortality rates in wealthy nations have been steadily declining for decades, American children are still more likely to die than kids in other affluent countries, a U.S. study suggests. Source: Reuters Medical News
(Reuters) – Fears of the demise of blockbuster eye drug Eylea were “greatly exaggerated,” Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s chief executive said on Thursday, after the treatment and new eczema drug Dupixent powered the company’s fourth-quarter results. Source: Reuters Medical News
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – On July 20, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship departed Charleston, South Carolina carrying thousands of containers. One of them held a lucrative commodity: body parts from dozens of dead Americans. Source: Reuters Medical News
ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle defended itself on Thursday against an activist group’s criticism of its baby milk, saying it respects international marketing standards and does not suggest its products are better than breastmilk. Source: Reuters Medical News
LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline has won another reprieve for its blockbuster Advair lung drug after U.S. regulators delayed approval of a generic copy from Novartis’s Sandoz division. Source: Reuters Medical News
PYEONGCHANG (Reuters) – The number of people struck down by a virus causing vomiting and diarrhoea at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics has more than doubled to 86, though athletes remain unaffected, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. Source: Reuters Medical News
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Biktarvy, Gilead Sciences Inc’s once-daily, triple-combination tablet for treatment of HIV infection, paving the way for the biotech company to capture more of the multibillion-dollar HIV drug market. Source: Reuters Medical News
(Reuters Health) – The same advances in breast cancer treatment that have dramatically improved survival in recent years have also left a growing number of women vulnerable to potentially fatal cardiovascular problems, the American Heart Association warns. Source: Reuters Medical News
(Reuters Health) – The blood pressure drug prazosin, widely prescribed to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has failed to show it can reduce distressing dreams or improve sleep quality in a trial of 304 military veterans at 13 Veterans Affairs medical centers. Source: Reuters Medical News
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal government needs to take more steps to help states protect infants born affected by drugs such as opioids, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report released Wednesday. Source: Reuters Medical News